Update on Sri Cendana Group

The Sri Cendana group is requesting a loan in the same amount as their last loan, and the members are also requesting the same amount. One member could not attend the meeting because of illness and another is represented by her mother in the photograph.

Ni Ketut will use this loan to buy two superior piglets for 800,000 Indonesian rupiahs and will use the rest to buy feed. She decided to choose the superior quality piglets because of the high price at which she can sell them later and because it is easier to find a big buyer. She hopes for her business to run smoothly and give her enough profit to support her economic needs, especially for her children's education. Ni Ketut will also ask for an increased loan amount for her next loan period.

Previous Loan Details

Like many Balinese women, Ni Ketut and the other members of the Sri Cendana group breed pigs in their yards to supplement their families’ incomes. Through many women support their families in this way, they may not know the best way to care for pigs to maximize income.
Ni Ketut hopes that, t...
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Additional Information

About Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)

This loan is serviced by Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK), a microfinance cooperative headquartered in West Bali, Indonesia. MUK’s mission is to provide chronically poor people in Bali with opportunities to improve their lives, while raising social awareness of economic and environmental issues.
Most MUK clients live in rural settings on less than $1.25 per day. MUK’s financial products are targeted to clients’ productive activities including small businesses, farming, and livestock rearing. MUK supports clients with training in household budgeting, livestock rearing, and small business management.
MUK provides services to clients of all races and religions. For more information about MUK, please visit its partner page. Also, consider joining MUK’s Kiva lending team, Friends of Mitra Usaha Kecil.

Concurrent and Successive Loans

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This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva’s lenders.

This is a Group Loan

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